What if Earth suddenly stopped spinning?

[trappedslider]

It's all fun and games till the sudden stop

 

[Ryujin]

The "sudden stop" is shown in the last few minutes of the 1936 movie "The man Who Could Work Miracles", based on the story by HG Wells

 

[RoughCoronet0]

This is probably my most reoccurring intrusive thought that just loves to pop into my head whenever I’m just minding my own business to give me a good old unhealthy dose of existential dread for the rest of the day.

 

[Bagpuss]

Not the same thing, but similar, The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray, is a novel based on an Earth that has become became tidally locked.

 

[Corinnguard]

This is probably my most reoccurring intrusive thought that just loves to pop into my head whenever I’m just minding my own business to give me a good old unhealthy dose of existential dread for the rest of the day.

How familiar are you with Randall Munroe's What If: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions?

 

[Vael]

Look what Andrew did!

Also ... "First, nearly everyone would die. Then things would get interesting." is such a great summary of XKCD's What If series.

 

[aco175]

I guess in a 65million years, there will be a fresh supply of oil. I'm guessing the oceans will take a moment more to stop and giant floods will cover everything like what happened to dinosaurs.

 

[GMMichael]

That channel has 227K subscribers!?

Anyway, Bill Hicks describes a prankster god who just might be interested in stopping the earth, and would dispute @aco175 's dinosaur theory:

 

[Ryujin]

Found it:

 

[Corinnguard]

Be very careful what you wish for, the 'DM' is listening....